Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey Reviews J&K Forest Dept Operations, Stresses on ‘Nagar Van’ Concept Promotion

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ashwani Kumar Choubey reviewed the working of J&K Forest Department in a high-level meeting held at Jammu.

The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF) Roshan Jaggi, and other senior officers participated in the meeting. The Union Minister emphasized to promote the concept of ‘Nagar Van’ in Jammu & Kashmir and appreciated the involvement of PRI representatives, local people, NGOs, school children, NCC & NSS cadets. Union Minister also inspected one of the ‘Nagar Van’ in Roop Nagar area of Jammu City and planted a sapling.

Presently, a number of centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) are operational in J&K with 100% support by Union Government like Green India Mission (GIM) which is one of the eight Missions outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) with an aim of protecting, restoring and enhancing India’s diminishing forest cover and responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures.